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December 31st 2009

The Decade in Tech Stocks: Hope You Had GOOG and AAPL

Turns out it was a tough decade for tech companies. First the bubble they helped create burst and took the rest of the economy down with them; now the credit markets have sunk them in return—with two notable exceptions. I’ll admit that this chart would be more readable if it had been a more competitive…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 31

October 19th 2009

Beezag Reaches Back 10 Years For Its Business Model Of Paying People to Watch Ads

When I was in college, I spent a good month watching ads on my computer in exchange for swag, gift cards and other rewards. Then those companies went out of business. Beezag is doing the same model a decade later. Beezag’s premise is to target 18-24 year olds—makes sense, since they’re the poorest people with…

Tech News Jason Chen Oct 19

July 16th 2009

Brand Keyboard Is a Champion, or Possibly Critic, of Capitalism

This concept keyboard plays on our love of, or at least interest in, marketing by replacing all the letters with logos of corporations whose name begins with said letter. I seriously just spend five minutes picking them all out. The idea is that brands are so recognizable that we can exchange them with letters, probably…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jul 16

November 11th 2008

Fictional Companies That Destroy the World

Click to viewWALL*E, Pixar’s tale of a future Earth destroyed by corporate greed, seems prescient now in a world of bank bailouts, undulating stock markets, and a global credit crisis. The end of the world could come from an alien invasion or a natural disaster, but it could also come from the companies we interact…

io9 Lauren Davis Nov 11

March 13th 2008

Question of the Day: Which of These Companies Makes the Best Gadgets?

We all have our favorite gadgets, and you may even be partial to the offerings from a particular company because they have a track record of delivering quality goods. Obviously there are a ton of choices out there, but for the sake of argument we have narrowed it down to the the kind of businesses…

Gadgets Sean Fallon Mar 13

February 19th 2007

Worst Company in America: Comcast vs. Sony

Consumerist has its annual Worst Company in America contest going on now, and today’s round of voting has a special place in hearts of Gizmodo readers. They’re trying to decide which one of the two—Comcast or Sony—advances to the next round. Although they both provide services/products we want and need, they’ve really screwed with its…

Gadgets Jason Chen Feb 19

December 19th 2006

Blockbuster Weeps; Lazy People Rejoice: Comcast Brings Same-Day VOD Release

Comcast customers in Pittsburgh and Denver now have an additional option for checking out a flick the day the DVD drops: video on demand. While this probably isn’t going to hurt DVD sales — since people who buy DVDs on release day theoretically want to keep them — Blockbuster might take a beating, since rental…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Dec 19

January 5th 2006

The Google Googol Keyboard

We realize that sometimes you need a catchy marketing technique for your company, but don’t get this desperate, mkay? DS International makes a whole slew of iPod accessories and other OEM junk in Taiwan, but they also make the Googolboard and Googolpad. Pronounced just like everyone’s favorite search engine, the logo even has the same…

Gadgets Gizmodo.com Jan 5

The Decade in Tech Stocks: Hope You Had GOOG and AAPL

Beezag Reaches Back 10 Years For Its Business Model Of Paying People to Watch Ads

Brand Keyboard Is a Champion, or Possibly Critic, of Capitalism

Fictional Companies That Destroy the World

Question of the Day: Which of These Companies Makes the Best Gadgets?

Worst Company in America: Comcast vs. Sony

Blockbuster Weeps; Lazy People Rejoice: Comcast Brings Same-Day VOD Release

The Google Googol Keyboard

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